The Dog Lover Thread

[LA Ute]

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[LA Ute]

What color? My dad had a couple of Aussies. A blue merle and a red tri. I wanted him to get a red merle.

Red tricolor with gold points. She's beautiful, a true companion animal, always very lovable, sometimes a pain in the rear. Smart as a whip. We are nuts about her.

[SoCalCoug]

and a 2.5 year-old Australian Shepherd, an energetic working breed that is scary smart. And lovable.

What color? My dad had a couple of Aussies. A blue merle and a red tri. I wanted him to get a red merle.

[RC Vikings]

Dogs hate bikes. I'm not sure why but every dog feels like they have to run after cyclist. The dog is my enemy.

[LA Ute]

Another reason I love dogs. They do stuff like this:

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[LA Ute]

This is a photo that first amazed me, then made me laugh:



The source says it's "from a Special Forces training mission a few months ago. Two brave American warriors jumping out of a helicopter into the Gulf of Mexico." I love dogs and I know they are smart and very trainable, but this is amazing.

[LA Ute]

One of my wife's families that she teaches has a Golden Retriever that just had a liter of 10 puppies.

3 of them are mixed with Austrailian Shepherd and 7 of them with another breed. I didn't know that was possible.

Anyhow. We're thinking about getting one of the 3 Golden/Austrailian Pups.

Wow, a Golden/Aussie mix. Retriever + shepherd. I wonder what that will produce? Maybe the calm retriever genes will temper the high -energy working dog genes of the Aussie. It should be a really loyal and affectionate dog.

[FN Phat]

One of my wife's families that she teaches has a Golden Retriever that just had a liter of 10 puppies.

3 of them are mixed with Austrailian Shepherd and 7 of them with another breed. I didn't know that was possible.

Anyhow. We're thinking about getting one of the 3 Golden/Austrailian Pups.

What a floozy! A male's sperm will keep swimming for up to a week. Multiple studs = a mixed liter.

[EdmondDantes]

One of my wife's families that she teaches has a Golden Retriever that just had a liter of 10 puppies.

3 of them are mixed with Austrailian Shepherd and 7 of them with another breed. I didn't know that was possible.

Anyhow. We're thinking about getting one of the 3 Golden/Austrailian Pups.

[landpoke]

English Setter?

Springer.

[FN Phat]

Our new(ish) dog. We're going out to see if we can't scare up a few birds this morning.

English Setter?

[landpoke]

Our new(ish) dog. We're going out to see if we can't scare up a few birds this morning.

[Donuthole]

Dogs are stinky.

[USUC]

Border collies are a lot like Australian Shepherds - smart working dogs, very protective of their homes, around 50 lbs. Our Aussie won't leave our property unless we invite her to. We could leave the gate open all day and she would not leave.

You're right, dogs require some time. I'm not sure we'll get another one after our current youngster is gone. (When I say that to my wife, she laughs. She knows I'm a sucker for a smart, loyal dog.)

I grew up with an Australian Shepard. It was a great working dog (cattle). He almost never left the property either (twice he ran away to our property 4 miles away to visit a dog in heat). Good natured dog. My friends loved the two different colored eyes.

My wife wants a dog like crazy right now. It just seems like too much work and too much responsibility for me right now. She says I won't have to worry about it cause she'll handle it all... I don't believe it.

[Surfah]

I didn't even recognize the guy in your avatar.